Al-Ittijah TV (KH — official) posted this evening that MP Diaa al-Zaidi said the PMF law is nearing arrival at parliament for a vote. Roughly half an hour later Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted that the parliamentary legal committee approved a proposed law amending the state employee salary scale submitted by Sadiqoun bloc head Adi Awad, with an image of the signature sheet. Neither item gives the text of the respective bills.
- Al-Ittijah TVKH — official23 Aug, 21:13
“MP Diaa al-Zaidi: the PMF law is close to reaching parliament for a vote.”
النائب ضياء الزيدي: قرب وصول قانون الحشد الشعبي إلى البرلمان للتصويت عليه
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official23 Aug, 21:40
“The parliamentary legal committee approved the proposed law amending the salary scale submitted by Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc head Adi Awad.”
اللجنة القانونية النيابية توافق على مقترح قانون تعديل سلم الرواتب المقدم من رئيس كتلة الصادقون النيابية عدي عواد
Both files are routes by which factions convert parliamentary presence into institutional status and public-sector patronage — the PMF law setting the legal frame for the force, the pay bill placing a Sadiqoun name on a state-wide salary rise.